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October 8, 2019

Marko Grigic wins IFMAR Large Scale World Championship

The 2019 IFMAR Large Scale World Championship was held in Villa Real, Portugal last week. The organising club AMVR ensured perfect conditions for the 85 pilots that gathered from 19 countries. The TQ went to Markus Feldmann with the Superpole being won by Alessio Mazzeo. The A-main final saw a lot of position changes in the first half of the race, however it was Marko Grigic who opted for a very late pit stop in the first half and from there he never looked back to take the win after the 60-minute race, becoming the first Croatian IFMAR World Champion. Alessio Mazzeo came in 2nd, some ten seconds behind as Marko Weigerding rounded out the top 3 a lap down.

View the final results here

October 7, 2019

Ryan Maifield wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd7

Round 7 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at the Pro-Line Raceway in Banning, California this past weekend. The event attracted over 160 entries and in the Expert Buggy A-main it was Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo with the overall TQ. The joy wouldn’t last long though as Carlos scored a DNF, allowing 2nd place qualifier, Mugen’s Ryan Maifield to take the win a narrow 1.8 seconds in front of fellow Mugen racer, Adam Drake. TLR’s Anthony Westergaard would round out the top 3 result a lap behind the top 2.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

October 7, 2019

Toni Santana wins at Spanish GT8 finale

The final round of the Spanish GT Championship was held at the Automodelismo Autet club in the three classes of SGT, GTE and GTSerie. The latter saw Toni Santana taking the overall TQ from Alexis Rodriguez, and Toni would be able to conserve his momentum in the 45-minute A-main event, taking the win with a 1-lap margin from David Rebollo in 2nd and Borja Gutarra in 3rd. Joseba Dehesa came in 4th, another lap down as Gustavo Gines completed the top 5 results.

Image: Borja Gutarra

October 7, 2019

Joe Bornhorst sweeps 2019 Pro-Line Shootout

Thornhill Racing Circuit of Hutto, Texas hosted the 2019 Pro-Line Shootout this past weekend with nearly 200 entries making for a competitive event. In the premier Open Nitro Buggy A-main it was 3rd place qualifier, Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the overall win in the 45-minute A-main event as top qualifier, Dillon Caldwell (HB Racing) followed on the runner-up spot. 2nd place qualifier, Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre came in 3rd to round out the podium. Over in Open E-Buggy it was Serpent’s Brandon Rose with the overall TQ but again it was Joe Bornhorst, coming from the 2 spot on the grid, with the overall win from Dillon Caldwell in 2nd and Brandon Rose in 3rd, the latter two ending tie on points after the double A-mains with Dillon holding the upper hand after the tie-breaker.

View the E-Buggy podium here

October 7, 2019

Carsten Keller doubles at MesseCup Leipzig

The 2019 MesseCup Leipzig was held as part of the Modell Hobby Spiel fair in Leipzig, Germany last week. The event was held in a multitude of classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Carsten Keller with the overall win from Mugen teammate, Aaron Rönick in 2nd. Philipp Lütgert (Kyosho) came in 3rd to round out the podium from Sebastian Winterstein (Mugen) and Stev Krause (Kyosho) in 4th and 5th respectively.

Continue reading the report here

October 7, 2019

Tyler Jones wins at OEOSS Rd6

The Ohio RC Factory of Jeffersonville, Ohio played host to the 6th and final round of the Ohio Extreme Offroad Summer Series this past weekend, attracting 70 entries. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Jeff Switzer with the overall TQ from Tyler Jones on the 2 spot after the qualifiers. The 20-minute A-main final would see Tyler taking over the lead in the opening stages and from there the TLR driver never looked back to take the win a lap in front of Mugen’s Collin Weatherholt as Tekno RC’s Brandon Hogan came in 3rd to round out the podium anther lap down.

Image: Tyler Jones

October 7, 2019

Eduardo Cabal TQs & wins at FNS Rd1

The Homestead RC Raceway played host to round 1 of the Florida Nitro Series this past weekend, attracting nearly 50 entires for the 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes. In 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan it was Eduardo Cabal with the overall TQ from Jerry Guerra in 2nd. After the 30-minute A-main event it was still Eduardo on top as he led from tone to tone, leaving behind Dorian Tisdale in 2nd and Will Carrera in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 7, 2019

Nacho Sanchez Jimenez wins Extremadura champs

The 5th and final round of the Extremadura regional championship was held at the RC Saucedilla track in Spain recently. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Nacho Sanchez Jimenez with the overall TQ and the young man would also come out on top in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Julio Garcia Parras in 2nd, some two laps down. Lorenzo Moreta Vera would complete the top 3 result another lap down. With the win at the season finale, Nacho also secured himself the overall championship title.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]